Holder for papers.



G. S. PARKS.

HOLDER FOR PAPERS.

APPLICATION 11121) APR. 22, 1914.

1 1 1 8,222. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. PARKS, 0F KENT CITY, IVIICI-IIGAN.

HOLDER FOR PAPERS.

Application filed April 22, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES S. PARKS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kent City, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Holders for Papers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to holders for papers, (more especially, to such holders for mail matter in the postal service) and its object is to provide an improved device of that character which shall be simple and economical in construction and easy and efficient in operation. This object is obtained by, and the invention finds a preferable embodiment in, the structure hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan View of such structure with envelops held therein; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof; and Fig. at is a transverse section on line H of Fig. 1.

The body plate 1, of suitable material, as sole-leather, carries attached thereto, as at 2 on its under side, a pair of binding straps 3 which diverge from such point of attachment, passing through the transverse slot d in the body plate and thence upwardly and around the sides or edges of, and over the upper surface of, the envelops comprising the mass or the paper body 5, held in the holder, and thence converge to the eccentric clamp 6 adapted to clamp or bind the straps when their tension on the paper body is adjusted. Additional means for adjusting the tension of the straps is preferably provided, comprising a bar 7 movable longitudinally of the straps and having parallel slots 8 through which the straps pass, one member 9 of the bar frictionally engaging the upper surface of the straps and another member 10 similarly engaging their opposite or under surface. It will be seen that the straps pass over an arcuate portion 11 of such member, whereby the frictional holding engagement of such member is increased. It will also be seen that the binding strips exert binding pressure on both sides and on one end of the paper body. When the paper body is to be inserted into the holder, the bar 7 is moved to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and after the paper body is inserted and the tension of the straps is adjusted by the eccentric clamp 6, the bar 7 is moved to- Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov. 2a, 1914..

Serial No. 833,735.

ward its position shown in solid lines far I enough to securely hold the paper body in the holder, the bar being retained in such ad usted position by its friction on the paper body, and on the straps as explained.

N ot confining myself to details of construction shown or described, Iclaim:

1. In a holder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means for adjusting the tension of the straps.

2. In a binding for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means movable longitudinally of the straps to adjust their tension.

3. In aholder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means movable longitudinally of the straps to adjust their tension and having members adapted to frictionally engage opposite surfaces of the straps.

4-. In a binder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means movable longitudinally of the straps to adjust their tension and comprising a member having an arcuate strap-engaging portion adapted to frictionally engage one surface of the straps and a cooperating member adapted to engage the opposite surface of the straps.

5. In a holder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means for adjusting the tension of the straps comprising such means carried by the body plate and other such means movable longitudinally of the straps.

6. In a holder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means for adjusting the tension of the straps comprising such means carried by the body plate and a bar movable longitudinally of the straps and having slots through which the straps pass.

7. In a holder for papers, a body plate, a

pair of binding straps carried thereby and adapted to exert binding pressure on the sides and an end of the paper body, and means for adjusting the tension of the straps comprising an eccentric clamp carried by the body plate, and a bar movable longitudinally of the straps and having slots through which the straps pass.

8. In a holder for papers, a body plate, a pair of binding straps, means carried by the body plate for adjusting the tension of the straps, said straps diverging from a point of attachment with said plate to a point of departure therefrom and converging from said last mentioned point to said adjusting means and being adapted to engage the sides and an end of the paper body.

9. In a holder for papers, a body plate having a transversely disposed slot, a pair of binding straps, means carried by the body plate for adjusting the tension of the straps, said straps passing through said slot and diverging from a point of attachment With said plate to a point of departure therefrom and converging from said last mentioned CYRUS E. PERKINS, GUNSEN Taooan'r.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. 

